Historic churches · South East England
St Catherine's Church, Preston-next-Faversham
St Catherine's Church, Preston-next-Faversham — church in Faversham, Swale, Kent, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Faversham · 0.2 km
- Free entry
- Wheelchair accessible
About
St Catherine's Church, Preston-next-Faversham is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Faversham, Swale, Kent, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.3103°, 0.8922°.
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Heritage listing
St Catherine's Church, Preston-next-Faversham is an Anglican church in the Preston area of the town of Faversham in Kent, England. Sir John Betjeman in the Collins Pocket Guide to English Parish Churches described St Catherine's as "high and distinguished among the railways and breweries". The church in its current form originates from the Norman period, though there was extensive restoration work in the 1860s.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Kent Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
St Catherine's Church, Preston-next-Faversham is an Anglican church in the Preston area of the town of Faversham in Kent, England. Sir John Betjeman in the Collins Pocket Guide to English Parish Churches described St Catherine's as "high and distinguished among the railways and breweries". The church in its current form originates from the Norman period, though there was extensive restoration work in the 1860s. It was designated as a Grade II* listed building in 1950.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.3103, 0.8922
- County
- Kent
- District
- Swale
- Parish
- Faversham
- Postcode
- ME13 8LG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Faversham and Mid Kent
- Nearest railway station
- Faversham — 0.2 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7592756 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Catherine's Church, Preston-next-Faversham (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Catherine's Church, Preston next Faversham, Kent - geograph.org.uk - 769263.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Catherine's Church, Preston-next-Faversham?
- St Catherine's Church, Preston-next-Faversham is in Kent, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode ME13 8LG), in the parish of Faversham.
- Is St Catherine's Church, Preston-next-Faversham a listed building?
- St Catherine's Church, Preston-next-Faversham is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- Is St Catherine's Church, Preston-next-Faversham a protected site?
- Yes — St Catherine's Church, Preston-next-Faversham is part of the Kent Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- Is St Catherine's Church, Preston-next-Faversham free to visit?
- Yes, St Catherine's Church, Preston-next-Faversham is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Catherine's Church, Preston-next-Faversham?
- The nearest railway station is Faversham, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode ME13 8LG.